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Facilities Manager | september/october 2015 | 1 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2015 Volume 31 • Number 5 features MEMBER SERVICE ENGAGEMENT and 14 "Third Career" is Golden for Incoming APPA President Strazdas By Ruth E. Thaler-Carter Peter Strazdas, now into his third career in facilities, brings a fierce passion for engagement and a career arc that is unusual in the field of campus facilities management to his new role as APPA President. APPA's Institutional Awards Recognize Overall Excellence, Sustainability By Anita Blumenthal Weber State University in Idaho received the APPA 2015 Award for Excellence in Facilities Management, while Slippery Rock University and San Diego Community College District won the annual Sustainability Award. Learn more about how these three institutions achieved their goals for success. APPA Fellow and Meritorious Service Awards Honor Contributions in the Field of Facilities Management By Mark Crawford Meet the 2015 APPA Fellow and Meritorious Service Awards recipients. These men and women have demonstrated their dedication to facilities management by investing large amounts of time and great expertise to advance the profession. Facility Matters: The Perception of Academic Deans Regarding the Role of Facilities in Higher Education By Wallace L. Harris, Ed.D. This study explored the relationship of the facility-built environment to learning in higher education from the perspective of academic deans. Several key issues were identified, and the findings of this study supported inferences that learning and the facility-built environment were perceived to be interconnected. APPA 2015 Conference Highlights Photos by Rhonda Hole APPA Thought Leaders Report 2015, Part 1, Facilities & Technology: The Transformation of "Campus" 28 20 32 39 61